Operetta is the vital link between Opera and the Musical, it originated in Paris, and became highly popular in London and Vienna. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful operettas on offer with Stretta Music today!
In Paris in the middle of the 19th century, operetta, which is shorter and lighter than ’serious opera’, developed out of the highly popular opera comique. This new form, consisting of frivolous parodies of bel canto opera and Meyerbeer’s grand opéra, and contemporary society, was first penned by Jacques Offenbach.
In Vienna, news of Offenbach’s success spread quickly, and it inspired composers like Johann Strauss II to take up the call, and the first great Viennese operetta was his “Die Fledermaus”. In contrast to the French can-can, the Viennese operettas are famous for their Waltzes. As the operetta grew in popularity, composers tried to reach the more affluent audience, and operetta soon became less frivolous, and more political, reflecting the rise of nationalism in the country.
In London, 1871, theatre manager Richard D’Oyly Carte, seeing the developments on the continent, brought together the literary and musical talents of W.S Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, to form the great operetta duo Gilbert & Sullivan. Their operettas were so popular, that ten years later, he built the Savoy Theatre will the sole purpose of producing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas.
In Germany, the Bavarian operettas, and the Berlin operettas were very popular, reaching their high point with Paul Abraham and his “Viktoria und ihr Husar” in 1929. After the National Socialists took power, his extremely successful and popular works were labelled ’degenerate’, and were struck from the repertoire.
Towards the end of the first half of the 20th century, many musicians left Europe for the USA, and they took with them all the joys and experience of operetta, and a new genre was born, the Musical.
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757177
Großes Potpourri aus der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Choir parts (Soprano, Alto)
Item no.: 344741
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 851413
Walzer aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"op. 367
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 294878
for: Piano
Item no.: 1360384
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365223
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365211
Waltz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724267
Oper/Operette
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 913664
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364458
„Glücklich ist, wer vergißt”
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 761154
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 757251
Oper/Operette
for: Voice (soprano)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 909631
from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724096
The Desert Song
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529582
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364308
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362455
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365224
Walzer aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"op. 367
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 295348
Lied aus der komischen Oper "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 795335
Quadrille
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724303
from "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724281
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 757174
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757175
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 734469
Grosses Potpourri für Männerchor und Klavier
for: Male choir, piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 466870
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362450
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365196
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365125
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 853328
Arietta from the operetta "Die Feldermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724574
Csárdás from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724569
for: Male choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1670487
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 737803
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STBar) ad libitum und Klavier
Choir part Soprano/Alto
Item no.: 730009
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757253
Arietta from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724577
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362347
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366338
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 635439
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365212
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757250
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1359877
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 734479
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 756937
from Millocker's operettas
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752243
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 751573
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 751572
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